The Merlin Prophecy Avalon High: Coronation #1 by Meg Cabot and Jinky Coronado Adventure Graphic Novel Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) After the events of the first few weeks of school, Ellie is excited. She’s on the track team, she is an honor student, and she is dating the class president, Will Wagner. Will is the alleged reincarnation of King Arthur, although he doesn’t believe it. If Will doesn’t … Read more
Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book is very, very, very good, but not quite amazing. First of all the book is basically about a girl named Sam, and her battle against OCD. OCD being obsessive compulsive disorder, and she is obsessed with information and the number three. Well, Sam is in this group of friends called the crazy eights, but she feels like … Read more
Opposite of Love by Sarah Lynn Scheerger Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) I honestly thought this book could have been better. First of all, it is definitely a romance novel if I ever saw one, because it talks about love and how they met and the struggles of their relationship and all that. You could probably find that in any romance book. I also liked the part where he … Read more
Schizo by Nic Sheff Mystery Realistic Fiction Review #1 A boy named Miles has schizophrenia. The day he had his first episode, his brother goes missing. Miles tries to find him, and searches for every clue. He later finds out that he didn’t have a brother, that his condition made him believe that he did. I liked the twist ending and didn’t like the ongoing search for clues.
Paper Towns by John Green Mystery Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Paper Towns by John Green is a book about a boy named Quentin Jacobsen and his best friends, Ben Starling, Radar, and Lacey, as they search for missing Margo Roth Spiegelman, who Q both lives next to and loves. After sneaking into his house, Margo and Q go out for a night of pranking her friends and ex-boyfriend, … Read more
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) MSK is about a young girl who sues her parents over the rights over her own body. Since she was born, her parents have used Anna’s body parts and blood to keep Anna’s cancer stricken sister, Kate, alive. I enjoyed this book very much. It had many twists which made me think about the choices I make. I … Read more
Paperweight by Meg Haston Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) You must take it upon yourself to read this book. Paperweight is about a teen girl named Stevie who is suffering from an eating disorder. Her mom left a few years before she went into treatment and just a year ago her brother, her best friend, died in a car accident. She takes responsibility for his death and plans to … Read more
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Eleanor & Park basically was a rollercoaster of emotions. It was just an explosion of feels and the ending had me crying my brains out. The switching of point of view was very confusing, but mainly because I’d stop in the middle of an Eleanor passage and then when I went to read the book again, I thought … Read more
Son Giver series #4 by Lois Lowry Adventure Science Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) Claire is assigned birth mother in her utopian community. When something goes wrong while giving birth to her first child, she is put in a situation with a yearning for her son. This book reunites characters and comes to a dramatic, thought-provoking end.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Classic Historical Fiction Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This is the famous fictional story of Scout Finch, a young girl living in the 1900s. Scout must decide between her own morals and those of society on the issues of race and equality. I love this book very much. Harper Lee has created lovable characters you won’t forget. Her writing style made reading … Read more